Every CE requirement verified against official state nursing board sources. How RenewRN verifies the data →
Every CE requirement verified against official state nursing board sources. How RenewRN verifies the data →
Pick your home state below and the map highlights every other state where your multistate RN or LPN license already authorizes practice. The compact states below honor each other's licenses today. Three further jurisdictions have enacted the compact without finishing implementation, and they are not the same: Guam already lets a visiting compact nurse practice, but Guam residents cannot get a multistate license yet, while Massachusetts (its Board targets May 2027) and the U.S. Virgin Islands do neither yet. Every other state requires a separate state-issued license.
Select any state to see details and link to that state's CE requirements page.
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states issuing multistate licenses
Guam, Massachusetts and the U.S. Virgin Islands have enacted the NLC, but none of them issues a multistate license yet.
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Non-compact jurisdictions
Require a separate state-issued license
RN + LPN
Covered license types
APRN authorization is governed by the separate APRN Compact
The Nurse Licensure Compact lets RNs and LPN/LVNs hold one multistate license issued by their primary state of residence and practice across all participating compact states without applying for separate licensure in each one. That makes it the backbone of travel nursing, where you take assignments across state lines.
The compact does not override state-specific practice laws. When you practice in another compact state, you must follow that state's nurse practice act, scope of practice rules, and CE requirements for renewal of your home license.
The NLC covers RN and LPN licenses only. Advanced practice authorization (NPs, CNSs, CRNAs, CNMs) is governed by the separate APRN Compact, which is not yet operational. The NP & APRN renewal hub tracks its current status and what APRN renewal takes in each state.
Your multistate license is renewed only in your home state. Different states use different deadline patterns: birth-month, fixed dates, license-number-based, and more. Use the CE Deadline Calculator to see your specific renewal date and CE requirements.
Your multistate privilege ends when your primary state of residence is no longer an NLC member. You'll need to apply for a single-state license in your new state. Notify both boards within the timeframe each requires (often 30 days).
Generally yes. The NLC treats the patient's location as the place of practice, so a multistate license covers telehealth into other compact states. Confirm telehealth-specific rules with that state's board. Telehealth into non-compact states (like California, New York, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, or DC) requires separate licensure in each state.
Many NLC states charge the same fee for single-state and multistate licensure. The practical hurdle is the federal background check requirement (Uniform Licensure Requirements), not cost.
Yes. Any compact state where you practice can take action against your privilege to practice in that state. Your home state board may also act based on incidents anywhere.
NCSBN publishes the official roster at nursecompact.com. This page reflects member status as of the last verification date shown on each state's detail page.
A multistate compact license is one renewal. Add a single-state license in a non-compact state and it becomes two: different CE rules, different deadlines, different fees. RenewRN tracks both against each board's actual requirements.
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